Tobacco-user&#39;s appliance



May 13, 1924-l 1,493,523'

Y H. D. DEARBORN ET Al'\ TOBACCO USERS APPLIANCE.

Filed Aug. 29. 1921 Patented May 13, 1924.

UNITI-:D4 STATI-:s ,PATENT oF-Flca.

HOWARD DAINA QEARBORN AND GEORGE CARROL JOHNSON, OF GREENFIELD,,

MASSACHUSETTS. f

l 'ro'Bacco-Usnn's APPLIANCE. v

i Application filed August 29, 1921. `Serial No. 496,;494.

To all whom z't 'may concern:

' Be it known that we, HOWARD ,BORN and` GEORGE C. JOHNSON,. citizens'of 'the UnitedStates, re'siding at Greenfield, in the county ofFranklin and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and'useful Improvementsin Tobacco-Users Appliances, of which the lfollowingis a specification. f j This invention relates to improvements intobacco users appliances.

The primary object of-the invention is the provision of anappliance,including to-A bacco, match, and ash receiving compartf mentsof novel construction A further object of the invention' `[is theprovision of an' appliance adapted for particular use upon vehicles,such as automobiles, and including match and tobacco 'compartmentsassembled in novel manner ina casing, a detachable ash tray beingprovided as a part of the appliance.

i struction. v Y

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of' thefollowing j detailed description. v y

lxrflie drawing, wherein similar-'reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the 'several viewsg y Figure 1 is aperspective view of the improved appliance.

Figure 2 1s a rear elevation of the tobaccousers appliance, showingdetails ofcou- Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the' line3-'3 of Figure 2.v e f y Figure 4 is a. cross sectional View taken onthe line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of a container used*` invconnection with theI improved device.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein' for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred-embodiment .of our invention, the

letter A designates a supporting casing, in

'cluding the detachable ash container B,

and the y tobacco and match container C.

. f-A'lfhe supporting` casingpA may be formed of any approved typeofmaterial, and in j ,the majority of instances will bepolished brass ornickel. The same includes the housing 10 of rectangular formation, in-

cluding a front wall 11, a rear wall -12, and end'walls 13 and 151. Acover 15 is provided for use upon' the housing 10, the.

same being hingedly connected'by a pintle.

D.' Dinan# ash container member 16 to the rear wall 12. yThe cover 15 isprovided -with the end depending ange 18 and the forward dependingflange 19 adapted for engaging the side andfront walls of thehousing 10when vthe'cover 15` is closed'. A slot 20 is provided centrally Y lofthe depending flange 19 for a purpose' -5 late 2l for .supportof the thearcuate flange 22 to provide a groove or i recess. The' upper marginaledge fof the flange 2 5, to provide a groove lying parallel to thegroove provided by the arcuate flange 22. v Suitable apertures 26 may beprovided upon the rear wall 12 as well as the plate 21, 'for fasteningelementsA with "which t'o secure the tobacco users appliance to a plate21 is provided with an overhanging l v motor vehicle or the like.Attention is directed to the factthat the arcuate flange4 22 extendsbelow the plane defined by the bottom 28fof the housing 10, in orderthat vthe ash trayvB when assembledvto the cas` l ing A may present a'uniform appearance therewith. I

-' A spring latch arm ,30. is providedv to inside of the frontl wall 11ofthehousing -fasten by av rivetl 31 atits-lower end to the 10,theguppe'r end 32 of the latch arm 30 *i being flanged forwardly to.project from 'a` vslot 33 immediately adjacent the' upper rriaginalledge of the front wall 11'. A' finger engaging buttonl; is provided for.reciprocation in an aperture 35 in the front wall 11. and which isriveted or`otherwise secured to the freeend ofthe latch arm 30, in orderthatpthe fiangedend 32 may be depressedv into the housing 10 and'freelfrom projection from the slot 33. t The latch arm 30 cooperates withthe' slot 20 in the cover 4. 15, whereby the projecting end32may eilgagesaid slot 2O to maintain the cover '15 in-latched pos'itioniuponthehousing 10 to provide housing.- y v Referring now to the-construction ofthe tobacco and match container C and its cooperating details in thehousing 10. A fiat arcuatekspring 35' is ycentrally attached as an airtight and moisture proofby a rivet 36 upon 'the 4bottom 28 of thehousinglO, in such manner that the ende rectangular formation,

of the spring are spaced above the bottom 2`8. The container G-is ofsubstantially the same being, constructed of any preferred material',and adapted toi sliding'movenient upwardly and downwardly within thehousing l0. The front Wall 39 ot the container C is provided with a slot40 whereby said Wall may fit against the insideot the front Wall l1 ofhousing 10`and clear the latch arm `30, and its incidental mechanismwhich is disposedupon saidfront wall of ,the housing l0. The bottom 42of the lcontainer C rests upon the outer ends ot the spring and is thusresiliently maintainedwithin the housing l0'. The vrear Wall 44 otcontainer C engages the rear'vvall l2 ot the housing l() for frictionalsliding movement there'- against, the end wallsl 46 and 47 of thecontainer C contacting the inside surfaces ot the end Walls 13 and 14respectively of the housing 10. Thus, the container C Whileiittingsnugly Within the pocketprovided by thehousingl() is permitted toslide upwardly and downwardly therein. 1When assembled Within thehousing L10, the lower edge 47"of the -slot 40 contacts the lower edge48'of the latch arm '30, to denne the most upward position of thecontainer C in the pocket' of housing 10, and when the cover 1 5 is open'thespring arm 35, ot course, forces the container C upwardly within thehousing l0, and is maintained under an ini-- tial compression-even whenthe container C is held in its most upward position as above described.i

`The rear Wall 44 of the containerA C has its top marginal edge 49vprojecting above the top marginal edge 50 of the front Wall 39. In otherWords, the rear VWall44 is of ,greater height than the front Wall 39,the top edges'of the side Walls 46 an'd 47 being vinclined from the topedge of the rear Wall to the top edge of the forward Wall, as canreadily be seen from inobservation of Fig ures 'l and 5 of the drawings.n

The container C is divided by a partition 52'into ya relatively smallcompartment 53 I adapted for containing matches, and arelativelyflargercompartment 54 used for conf' taining cigarettes, cigars or othertobacco. The top marginaledge 55 of the partition 52 extends-above themarginal edges'49 and 50 of the container C, saidpartition 52 having anarcuated marginaledge 56 connect-, ing the top margin 55 ofvsaidpartition 52 and sloping toward the top marginal edge*- 49 of the rearWall 44 and for a purpose to be subsequently set forth.

The ash container B is preferably,'rec` tangular in formation and ofabout the, same width as the housing lO to present a uniform appearancetherewith. The rear Wall 60 ofhcontainer B is provided with a dependingiange 61 extending below the botnaaaes tom 62 of said container B andadapted for resting in the groove provided by the arcuand vviththedepending` flange 6l engaging in the groove ot the arcuate fiange 22,The front Wall G5 of the 'container B is provided with a match strikingelement 66., which is l securedthereto in any preferred manner. Themethod of assembling the various parts is illustrated in Figure l of the'drawings, the matches being placed in the comthe upper marginaliportionot the rear Wall 44 of..,container VC extends above the upper marginaledge -ot' the rear Wall '12 ot housing l0; the upper marginal;I edgeslof the front Wall 39 of container C and front wall sofi".

h partment 53, and 'cigarettes Within thecompartment 54. When the coverl5 is opened,-

ein Y 1l lying'substantia'lly in theA same planegf- This positioningofthe container-C isot course edected bythe 4normal tendency of thespring andfacilitates the removal of the matches and cigarettestherefrom; lVhen Y A closingthe cover 15,. the under surface ofi.

the top .of said cover engages lthe arcuate Vmarginal edge 56 of thepartition 52,*and

gradually lforcesthe container dovvny Wardly into the pocket of the`lhousing l0.,

and against compression of .the springfi,

the partitioir 52 engagesthe under; surface' of coverl to hold the samelocked in place for secreting From the foregoing,'itlcan beseen that astructure has been provided, which. 1s sim-y ple, durable and which willbe .of great utilthe cigarettes and matchesvl `Within the housinglO.

Auntil the entire 'casing C-is Within the co n`-.V` 'i tainer 10, andthe topv marginal edge 55 ofins ity for the purpose Iset forth, iW'henthe user depresses the button` 34, thel spring 35 will immediately comeinto play and torce .l

vthe casing GJ upwardly, the coverv 15A of course, swingingjbackandpresenting the cigarettes and matchesfor removal 'in facile manner.` jli f i f If so desired/ia padlock or other locking arrangement may beprovidedforuse upon] the housing 10 to. lock the cover l5 thereon,

toY prevent unauthorized removal of the matches and cigarettestherefrom..` y

Varlous changes 1n the shape, size and arrangement of parts,mayzbe madeto the form of the invention herein shown and de?4 partition dividingsaidcontainer into 'two' coinpartments, said partition.` extending aboveall of the top edges'of said container.

2. A device of the class described, com prising a supporting platehaving a groove Yadjacent one edge thereof, a container in. cluding aportion for det'achably ifttingv lwithin said groove and snapmeans onsaid supportingplate and container remote. from said groove todetachably mount the con-- tainer on the support.l f

3. A device of the class described; comprising in combination asupporting hous ing, a cover hinge'dly connected to the rear wall of said housing, a latch armv yieldably maintained within said housing andfor en gaging said cover 'to latch the sameupon said housing, acontainer slidably mounted withinsaid housing, a spring intermediate thebottom of said container and the bot'- tom of said housing to normallyforce said container upwardly within the housing, Said containerincluding aportion for abutting against said latch arm to define themost upward osition of said container, the top edge of t e rear wall ofsaid container extending upwardly of the top lof said housing when thecontainer is in its most eX- tended position, and a partition dividingsaid container into compartments, said partition extending upwardly ofsaid casing and adapted for Contact withthe cover ot' said -casing,whereby said partition willf 'force said vcover upwardly underv springpressure when the latch arml is release-d, said cover adapted forengaging said partition to force the container downwardly in the'casingwhen the cover is'closed, and the' latch arm. in engagement therewith.'4. A device of the class described comrising a casing includingalaterally pro'v )ecting wing plate rigid therewith, an ash container,and means for detachably con-' necting said ash container to'said plate.

5v. A device of the class described comprisinga casing having a wingplate extending laterally from an end wall thereof and rigid therewith,said wing plats at its lower marginal edge being upturned :to provide agroove and atn its upper end being provided withspaced aligning eyeopenings, and a container having a depending liange adapt-I ved forresting within the groove provided by the lowermarginal edge of saidwing. plate and at its upper end having an outwardly curved flangelthereon, and a pin adapted` for disposition in the eye openings ofsaidpplate for receiving the curved ilange voi? the .container in Snapmanner thereon.

' 6. A device ofthe class described comprising a supporting casing,lascover for, said supporting casing, a Vcontainermountcd within saidcasing, a sprino" normally urg- -ing saidcontainer upwardly towardthecover of'said casing, a projection,carried by the containerextending-above all ofl the top edges thereof adapted to cooperate withsaid cover .to force the container into the casing against compressionof the spring incident to the cover riding thereon, and latch means tomaintain the cover in a closed positionagamst compression of the spring.

. HOWARD DANA DEARBORN. j'

` GEORGE C'ARROL JOHNSON.'

